Andreas F. Staffel
Andreas F. Staffel (born April 14, 1965 in Aachen ) is a German composer and pianist .
Life
Andreas F. Staffel studied piano and instrumental pedagogy at the Maastricht Conservatory from 1984 to 1989. He then completed postgraduate studies with Andreas Meyer-Herrmann at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts from 1989 to 1993. From 1993 he was a member of Oleg Maisenberg's master class at the Stuttgart University of Music. He completed his composition studies with Bojidar Dimov . He received his first composition lessons from Wilfried Maria Danner . In addition, he took part in several master classes a. a. by Vladimir Krajnev, Vitali Margoulis and Wolfgang Rihm and attended the Darmstadt Summer Course for New Music.
Staffel is a laureate of the Edvard T. Cone Foundation in Princeton (USA) and was a scholarship holder of the Millay Foundation New York and the Künstlerhaus Ahrenshoop. In 2008 his second string quartet ("Asanisimasa") was selected for the finals of the Concours Dutilleux in Tours. At the Operare competition for Berlin Central Station in 2011, his short opera "sotto voce" was awarded a prize. He has received composition commissions and has given concerts as a soloist or accompanist with orchestras in Europe, North and Central America and, at the invitation of the Foreign Office, in Southeast Asia.
Professionally he was u. a. worked as a répétiteur , bar pianist, concert pianist and guest lecturer in the PR China. In 2009 he founded a music school in Berlin . He works and lives as a freelance composer in Prenzlauer Berg.
Compositions (selection)
Orchestral works
- The Recognitions for orchestra and tape, 2006
- ÜBerlinien II for soprano and orchestra, 2010
- Concerto for piano and orchestra, 1992 / rev.2000
- Koros Heliou for small orchestra, 2004
Scenic works
- Timbuktu or the Library of the Desert, 2008
- ... because not how my heart beats on you (lyrical chamber opera based on texts by
- Helmut Krausser for soprano, baritone, 7 players and tape), 2000–2001
- Sotto voce, short opera for a soprano and video play, 2011
Ensemble music
- Kubik (07) for 14 players (Fl., Ob., Klar., Fag., Hrn., Tr., Tb., Pno., Hrf., Vl., Vla., Vlc., Kb.)
- Wolkeninseln for 12 flutes, 1999
- Effigies (08) for 12 players (after Paul Auster) (Fl., Ob., Klar., Fag., Hrn., Perc., Pno.)
- Monochrome I Monochrome II ("Escaped from the gray of the night")
- Soleil et Chair, 2002–2006 (Fl., Ob., Klar., Hrn., Pno., Perc., Vl., Vla., Kb.)
Chamber music
- Anthemion for harp solo, 2007
- Sonata for violin solo (“By a hair's breadth”), 2009
- Duettino amoroso (for clarinet and viola), 2000
- Suite “Sur bois” (for flute and piano), 1999–2009
- Encounterpoints (Five Portraits for Violoncello and Piano), 2002
- Dando Vueltas (for bandoneon and guitar), 2003
- Trio Del llanto (after Garcia Lorca, for flute, guitar and viola), 2003
- Trialogs for three flutes, 2003
- Trio (distances / branching lines), 2005
- String Quartet No. I, 1999
- String Quartet No. II (Asanasimoa), 2006
- Quintet 2005 (sax., Acc., String trio) Fourtune for saxophone quartet, 2011
- ÜberLinien I for soprano and five players, 2010
- Septet (Twilight / fading light), 2001
Piano music
- Night Pieces (Three Nocturnes for Piano), 1999
- BACH, 2000 Hydromorphs (for prepared piano), 2002
- Shadows tasten (Five pieces for piano), 2006
- Six small piano pieces, 2008–2009
- Sonata No. 1 for partially prepared piano (Centaurus), 2009
Vocal music
- Choral works Banale Madrigals ... (Conversations and everyday texts for mixed choir a cappella), 2005
- Lieder Song cycles based on Brecht, Celan, Goethe, Hölderlin, Krausser, Millay and Trakl Terzinen about love for soprano, tenor, violin and piano
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Relay, Andreas F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aachen |